Hidden fat! The fattening devil in the tofu family is actually...

Have you eaten tofu today? More and more people pay attention to health preservation and give up greasy red meat in favor of tofu to supplement protein. However, nutritionists remind us that there are many members in the tofu family. In addition to the old-fashioned traditional tofu, there are also trendy frozen tofu, fried tofu and bean curd. There is a group of invisible fats behind them. If you choose the wrong food items or don't control the portion well, you may end up eating a greasy meal!

A comparison of fat content in tofu family

Taiwanese people love tofu. Putting aside the fact that vegetarians treat tofu products as meat, tofu is also an indispensable part of the daily diet of meat eaters. Whether it is the traditional tofu with a solid texture, the delicate and tender tofu, the chewy tofu, the frozen tofu that is a must for hot pot, or the fried tofu that is crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, each has its own loyal fans. However, among this tofu family, which member has the highest body fat? What is most likely to cause weight gain?

Nutritionist Zheng Shijia from the New Nutrition Food Generation team referred to the food ingredient analysis database of the Food and Drug Administration of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, picked out the six most commonly eaten tofu items, and compared their nutritional content. Surprisingly, they found that the tofu with the highest fat content and calories was "sheet tofu", rather than the "small triangle fried tofu" which obviously had been fried on the outside.

shock! More than 70% of the calories in 100-sheet tofu come from fat

Every gram of protein and carbohydrates contains about 4 calories, and every gram of fat contains 9 calories. As can be seen from the above table, the fat content and calories of 17 grams of tofu with a chewy texture are much higher than those of other members of the tofu family. Fat calories are 17 grams x 9 kcal = 153 kcal, accounting for 71% of the total calories of 214 kcal, while protein accounts for nearly 25% and carbohydrates account for nearly 4%.

As for the second most fattening tofu member, small triangle fried tofu, it is fried, but fat accounts for about 59% of the total calories, protein accounts for nearly 37%, and carbohydrates account for about 4%.

It’s better to choose tofu that is less processed! Avoid invisible fat consumption

It is understandable that fried tofu is high in fat and calories because it is fried, but why does the unfried tofu also contain so much fat and calories? This is because a large amount of salad oil must be added during the production process of 100-layer tofu in order to achieve the wonderful chewy and slightly crispy taste.

Nutritionist Zheng Shijia reminds us that although bean curd and fried tofu are delicious and mouth-watering, if you eat them bite by bite, the calories will explode in no time! It is recommended that when eating tofu in the future, you can choose traditional tofu, tender tofu, frozen tofu and other tofu with less processing degree, so as to avoid accidentally eating too much invisible fat, which will increase the risk of obesity and various chronic diseases.